Car-fender.



N0. 628,|i9. Patented July 4, I899.

' R. SALUMONE.

GAR FENDER.

(Application filed Oct. 8, 1898 (No Model.)

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No. 628,l|9. Patented July 4, I899.

' R. SALUMONE.

GAR FENDER.

(Application filed Oct. 6, 1898.) N0 M m 2 Sheets8heet 2.

22 371466. 2% /aw i g UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ROCCO SALOMONE, OF PATERSON, JERSEY.

CAR-FENDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 628,119, dated July 4,1899.

Application filed October 8,1898.

To ad whom it may concern: Be it known that 1, E0000 SALOMONE, a citizenof the United States, residing at Paterson, county of Passaic, and Stateof New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvelnents inCar-Fenders; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear,and exact description of the invention, such as will enable othersskilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same,reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to letters ofreference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to car-fenders; and the object of the inventionis to provide a de-v vice of this nature which when an object is engagedor struck thereby will be automatically tilted or raised at its forwardor engage-f ment end, to thus insure the prevention of the objectssubsequently rolling or falling out of the fender onto the track.

The invention consists generally in the im proved car-fender, andparticularly in its mechanism for raising its forward end, and also inthe combination and arrangement of the various parts of said car-fender,substantially as will be hereinafter more fully described and finallyembodied in the clauses of the claim. v I

My invention is fully illustrated in the accompanying'drawings, whereinlike letters of reference indicate parts correspondingly referred to inthis specification, andin which- Figure l is a side view of a portion ofa car provided with my improved car-fender. Fig. 2 is an enlarged view,in side elevation, of said car-fender, showing the parts of the same intheir normal or operative position. Fig. 3 is a view similar to Fig. 2,but showing the position which the fender may be made to assume when thesame is not in use; and Fig. 4: is a top plan View of said car-fender.

In said drawings, a a and b b indicate, respectively, outer and innermembers of pairs of spaced levers, which form the sides of the. frame ofthe fender, and which pairs are connected at theirforward ends by across-piece c.

In a manner hereinafter described the frame of the fender is fulcrumedupon-a suitable support which is removably secured to the front platform61 and dashboard d of the car (1 said support consisting of two verticalSerial No. 692,985. (No model.)

standards e c, which are U-shaped in cross sectionand which arepenetrated by up I wardly-projecting securing-hooks 6 extending from thelatter. The upper ends of said standards are connected by a cross-bar ebetween which and the cross-bar c is stretched a netting e of anysuitable material.

From the lower end of each of the standards e 6 projects forwardly asupport f, the pair of supports being connected and braced by a bolt f.Extending upwardly from each of the front ends of said supports is acurved guide f ,'about which is coiled a helical spring f resting uponthe support at its lower end and upon whose upper end the under sides oredges of the levers a a or b I) bear. The rear ends of the pairs oflevers project between the sides of the standards e 6", wherein they areguided for a slight vertical movement by pins f penetrating verticalslot-s f in said standards. Said rear ends of the levers are normallyheld at their uppermost position by means of'springsf arranged onewithin each standard and each surmounted by a block f upon which thelevers bear and from which extends downwardly into the projection f wThe guides f are each provided at points which .when'the levers areopposite them will bring the fender in its normal or oper-- ativeposition with notches g, which notches are adapted to receive bolts g,the latter being mounted'each between themernbersof each one of thepairs of levers in suitable guides 9 Each bolt is provided with a collarg between which and one of .the guides is arranged a spring 9 wherebysaid bolt is normally pressed against the. guide F.

The means for disengaging the bolts 9 from the notches g of the guides 9may be described as follows: Therea'r ends of said bolts are pivotallyconnected to draw-bars h h, situated between the members of the pairs oflevers and having their forward ends upturned, as at 71 and suitablyguided. The upturned ends of said draw-bars are adapted to be engaged bythe bent extremities L of a rod. 1), bentinto the shape of asubstantially rectangular frame and fulcrumed near said extremities inlugs 2' integrally formed with and projecting up from each of the innermembers of the pairs of levers. Across the spring a lug or.

frame which the rod t forms is stretched a nettingi preferably of wire.From the foregoing it will be seen that whenever the tripping device,Comprising the rod 7; and its netting, together with its draw-bars, isoperated the bolts are withdrawn, thus permitting the springs f to forcethe fender upwardly into the position shown in dotted lines in Fig. 2,and in this position the latter is held by the following means: Pivotednear the upper ends of the standards upon bolts are curvedconnecting-rods 70, each having a longitudinal slot k at its lower endpenetrated by a pin k projecting through the levers and removablysecured thereto by cotter-pins k Pivoted to one side of each of theconnectingrods 76' is a small spring-actuated lever 70 one end of whichis normally held against a stop it integrally formed on saidconnecting-rod, and which lever projects across the slot, so that whenthe pin 70 is moved toward the rear end of the slot the small lever isthrown back until (said pin having passed) it flies back, and, engagingthe stop, prevents said pin from returning to the forward end of theslot, and consequently maintains the fender in its tilted position.(Shown in dotted lines.) The fender cannot be again lowered without somanipulating the small levers as to permit the pins k to move forwardtoward I the ends of the slots.

Springs m connect the standards and the pairs of levers and assist thesprings f and f in providing a cushioned support for the fender. Thelower ends of these springs are connected to the pairs of levers byremovable pins n, which when desired and after the pins k have beenremoved may be inserted in one of the holes 0, as well as through thepairs of levers in the connecting-rods, to support the fender in itsuppermost or inoperative position.

The outer or front end of the fender is prevented from contact with thetrack or ground by means of rollers q, journaled in the pairs of levers.To prevent an undue shock to the person struck by the fender, theconnecting bar 0 at the front end ofthe latter sustainsa cushion formedof forwardly-projecting and curved elastic strips t over which extends athick sheet 8 of rubber or other suitable material.

I do not wish to limit myself to the exact construction shown anddescribed herein; but

\Vhat I do claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the UnitedStates, is

1. The combination of a suitable support, a fender fulcrumed thereon,springs tending to maintain said fender in atilted or upturned position,means for securing said fender against the tension of said springs, andin its normal or operative position, releasing means for said fender,and means distinct from said releasing means, separate and forpositively locking said fender in its tilted position, substantially asdescribed.

2. The combination of a suitable support,

a fender fulcrumed in said support, notched guides carried by saidsupport adjacent to the fender, springs between a portion of saidsupport and said fender, and tending to maintain the former in a tiltedor upturned position, spring-actuated bolts carried by said fender andadapted to engage the notches in said guides, and releasing means forsaid bolts, substantially as described.

3. The combination of a support, upwardlyprojecting curved and notchedguides carried by said support, spiral springs penetrated by said guidesand bearing on said support, a fender fulcrumed in said support andbearing upon said springs and adapted to be maintained by the latter ina tilted or upturned position, spring-actuated bolts carried by saidfenderand adapted to engage the notches in said guides, and means forreleasing said bolts, substantially as described.

4 The combination ofasupport, upwardlyprojecting curved and notchedguides carried by said support, spiral springs penetrated by said guidesand bearing on said support, a fender fulcrumed in said support andbearing upon said springs and adapted to be main tained by the latter ina tilted or upturned position, spring-actuated bolts carried bysaidfender and adapted to engage the notches in said guides, means forreleasing said fender, and means for positively lockingsaid fender inits tilted or upturned position, substantially as described.

5. The combination ofasupport,upwardlyprojecting curved and notchedguides carried by said support, spiral springs penetrated by said guidesand bearing on said support,a fender fulcrumed in said support andbearing upon said springs and adapted to be maintained by the latter ina tilted or upturned position, spring-actuated bolts carried by saidfender and adapted to engage the notches in said guides, means forreleasing 'said bolts, means for positively locking said fender in itstilted or upturned position, pins projecting from said fender,andconnecting-rods pivotally secured to said support at one of their endsand provided with means for engaging said pins at the other of theirends, substantially as described.

6. The combination of a support, upwardlyprojecting curved and notchedguides carried by said support, spiral springs penetrated by said guidesand bearing on said support,a fender fulcrumed in said support andbearing upon said springs and adapted to be maintained by the latter ina tilted or upturned position, spring-actuated bolts carried by saidfender and adapted to engage the notches in said guides, a trippingdevice operatively connected to said bolts and maintained upon and nearthe front of said fender, pins projecting from said fender, andconnecting-rods pivotally secured to said support at one of their endsand provided with meansfor engaging said pins at the other of theirends, substantially as described.

7. The combination of a pair of standards, a support projecting from thelower end of each of said standards, upwardly-projecting curved andnotched guides carried by said supports, spiral springs penetrated bysaid guides and bearing upon said supports, a fender consisting of pairsof levers penetrated by said guides and bearing upon said springs andengaging said standards at their rearends, said fender being adapted tobe maintained by said springs in a tilted or upturned position, and anetting connecting said pairs of levers, spring-actuated bolts carriedby said pairs of levers and adapted to engage the notches in saidguides, a tripping device mounted upon and near the front ends of saidlevers and operatively connected to said bolts, pins projecting fromsaid pairs of levers, and connectingrods pivotally secured to said RoccoSALOMONE.

Witnesses:

WM. D. BELL, THOMAS F. OGRADY.

